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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 887, 18 February 1879, Page 2

The Assessment Court for the U'atarvka Koad .district was field at the Cave Vatley .Sefcoot-hotise yesterday, before T. W. Parker. Ks«(... Judge. Mr. James f.rttdte. Vainer. was also present. The following objections were disposed of : -John Jackson, assessed aS L!«>. reduced to L»>: J- C. .♦iitciirist. ascwseed at LUt>. reduced to M !t>, also on 314 acres at Awamofco, assessed at IJ-W. reduced to. Lltl*-. J. K- Elder, assessed .it L4.*o. TV 7 tt> acres, reduced to ;">2T acres and to I.2sX>. Objections were olw lo.tgtd by Messrs. >Vro. Cwtic feslVuifc. W. M. Tcwließvaker. K. Otivt-r. A. Fotson. and J. Vaagha«, tat as they failed t» appt-ar. the Ejections wwb disaiisstuL The roll for tFus dtstrict, as ad- ; j&s»ted., slwws. the total value to be L3.7.l>is*>,, as against LUJW for last year. ; This sit« for the new rarlvray paasenger station has Txu<C detiuitety settled, the first site chosen—that on the Esplanade—being the one adopted. The Assessment Court for the oat tying districts of tfw County was held at the schtwl- : hoTOe. Cave Valley, yesterday. Only two or thr«» small objections to the valrtati«m were ' lodged. b«t in eacb eiwetli« v*tner*» estimate : was ttpheHi. aad the rotl signed an«' «*«-. tivered th> Cfork of the CWaty Csnaiii. ' Members of the Philharmonic Society arc j reminded that the weekly pr»«ti»:» will take ptacw this evening, at eight oeloci, la the Oddfellows'' UaH, Cociuet street.

The Oarnarn |XJrtion of the San - Francisco mail arrived by yesterday afternoon's express train from Christclmrcli, and consisted of •Vrl letters, 110 book packages, and 1200 newspapers.

Wc notice by onr advertising columns that tho Oreti is to call here on Saturday, to load for Northern Ports, in place of the Wanganui, which was espected here to-morrow. Larking at the public baths is a dangerous pastime, as will be learned by the followingincident which took place on Saturday last.; While a number of nwn and boys were engaged in bathing, a man who could swim a tittle, out of pure love of fan, canghta boy who could not swim and threw him into a def |> part of tin: bath. Seeing that the boy would drown if not assisted, tin's brave matt jumped in to bis rescue, lie found, however, that hist swimming skill was not equal to the task of saving thu hoy, who instinctively grasped him by the arms and pulled Him under twice. Another person, who is a good swimmer, then dashed forward, and with great presence of mind and tact assisted both of them to the landing. The author of this practical joke was very sorry for the victim, who ha 3 vowed never to enter the hath* again, unless accompanied by an efficient protector.

The following is tho classification of the intmtgranta r.x Wrlliwgtoii roeeivcd into the d«p.Vt this morning : - 1 family, 2 children (ploughman); 1 do., 2 children (farm labourer) : 1 do., 2 children (farm labourer): 1 do., 2 children (farm lalwurcr) : 2S single men. and 13 domestic servants. The appearance of these immigrants is greatly in their favour, feeing fine, steady, well - behaved people-. There were ?0 single girts in the Wellington, Oamarn's portion i>eiiig only l.'h

Wc are informed that those Volunteer* from this district who intend being present Pit the New Zealand Uifle Association's meeting at Nelson will leave Oamaru on Friday. We l;ave been tutablc to ascertain the number gnttig. but v»e havfi cy«rry reason to bd-lteve that the district will be well represented both in the quantity and quality of the marksmen. Amongst the intending competitors from Oamaru will, wc believe, ne Sub-Ltcutenant Morris, Color-Sergeant Kitrg, and Private R. Harding. The names of s>-vrral otjter ev.-i-I|i;lit sle>t.s arc nitntioaed. but there is s-> ne doiii.l a.-, to their being aide to give the necessary time.

To-ui.orrt>vv fvernng a ftervice of song entitled "* P.uuyan's Holy War" will be given in W«j.»t.y <'hureli. the musical portion of which wttlhe r.iirlirrd by the <:htir.-h choir. while the connective- readings will he given by the Kev. Titos. Fee, of Waimate. From what we know of tim Jndtia th.it Ij. - |Ve {'•[« taken in rehearsing the service, we ace assured that a treat of no mean order witl be afforded those who attend Wesley f'Lrreh to-morrow evening. The service will eitts.tt.eru'e at half-past seven o'clock. and the admission is oiiU one shilling.